Fax: 803-799-4059
jacklaw@aol.com
www.jackswerling.com
Jack Swerling’s practice is devoted to criminal defense. He
handles trials and appeals in both state and federal courts.
He has been selected as a Fellow in the American College of
Trial Lawyers, the American Academy of Appellate Lawyers,
the American Board of Criminal Lawyers, and the International
Academy of Trial Lawyers. He is listed in The Best Lawyers
in America, serves on the Chief Justice’s Commission on the
Profession, and is a former President of the South Carolina
Bar Foundation. He lectures frequently on criminal trial and
appellate practice and has written several books on the practice
area as well.

CRIMINAL DEFENSE: WHITE COLLAR
APPELLATE

CRIMINAL DEFENSEMARK C. TANENBAUM

MARK C. TANENBAUM, PA

120 Church Street
PO Box 20757

Charleston, SC 29413

Tel: 843-577-5100

Fax: 843-722-4688
mark@tanenbaumlaw.com
www.tanenbaumlaw.com
Mark Tanenbaum represents exclusively plaintiffs in civil
litigation, including personal injury, products liability, medical
malpractice, mass torts, class actions, and antitrust actions.
Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, an organization
where admission is by invitation only and reserved for 1 percent of
the lawyers in the country. Named in The Best Lawyers in America
since 1995. Served in the South Carolina Bar House of Delegates
and on the Board of Governors and Executive Committee of the
South Carolina Trial Lawyers Association. Past president of the
Charleston County Bar Association and the Charleston Chapter
of ABOTA. B.A., University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill; J.D.,
University of South Carolina.

360 East Henry Street
Spartanburg, SC 29302
Tel: 864-582-2962
Fax: 864-582-2927
rvieth@hbvlaw.com
www.hbvlaw.com
Rick Vieth offers more than 35 years of experience in areas of
criminal, civil and family law in federal and state court. He has
been listed in The Best Lawyers in America since 2009, Top
100 Trial Lawyers by The American Association of Trial Lawyers,
and AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell for 26 years and South
Carolina Super Lawyers 2010-2012 and 2017. He is a Founding
Member of the SC Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
and has tried hundreds of cases, including the nation’s first
federal arson death penalty trial, USA vs. Eric Hans. He attended
Washington College of Law at American University while serving
in the Navy in Washington, DC as a Congressional Liaison for the
Chief of Naval Personnel. Rick graduated from the University of
South Carolina Law School in 1975.

Fax: 843-727-2238
Walker@wgfllaw.com
www.wgfllaw.com
Trenholm Walker is a versatile litigation attorney with extensive
trial and appellate experience representing both plaintiffs and
defendants. His litigation practice covers business disputes, land
use and zoning, broker-dealer securities cases, condemnation,
insurance, contested permit proceedings, property tax appeals,
construction, municipal law, products liability, homeowners
associations, and an array of other matters. He serves as an
arbitrator and mediator, recognized for these skills in The Best
Lawyers in America. He is a member of the American Board of
Trial Advocates and a Fellow in the American College of Trial
Lawyers. He obtained his B.A. with high distinction, Phi Beta
Kappa, from the University of Virginia (1974) and his J.D. cum
laude, from the University of South Carolina (1978).

GENERAL LITIGATION
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW

BUSINESS LI TIGATIONSHAWN DAUGHTRIDGEWALLACE

YOUNG CLEMEN T RIVERS, LLP

25 Calhoun Street, Suite 400

PO Box 993

Charleston, SC 29402

Tel: 843-724-6603

Fax: 843-579-1326
swallace@ycrlaw.com
www.ycrlaw.com
Sha wn Daughtridge Wallace practices exclusively in employment
law, concentrating on corporate counseling, prevention,
compliance, mediation, and litigation. Shawn is Certified by the
South Carolina Supreme Court as a Specialist in Employment
and Labor Law and has served on the specialty’s Advisory Board.
After graduating from UNC Chapel Hill, she earned her Juris
Doctorate in 1983 from USC; there she was named in the Order
of Wig and Robe and the Order of the Coif and received American
Jurisprudence Awards including Business Corporations and
Labor Law. Shawn has served as Chair and Newsletter Editor
of the ABA General Practice Section’s Labor and Employment
Law Committee.

178 West Main StreetPO Box 3547Spartanburg, SC 29304Tel: 864-585-5100Fax: 864-591-0491jwhite@spartanlaw.comwww.spartanlaw.comJohn White offers over 40 years of experience in areas ofcomplex litigation in state and federal court, criminal and civillaw, business litigation, personal injury law, products liability,domestic relations, and condemnation. Mr. White has triedhundreds of cases to juries and received multiple verdicts inexcess of $500,000. The Managing Shareholder of the firm,White is a member of the South Carolina Association for Justiceand The Million Dollar Advocates Forum. He is also a memberof the South Carolina Chapter of the American Board of TrialAdvocates and was again named in The Best Lawyers in Americafor 2013. He is a 1976 graduate of the University of South CarolinaSchool of Law and a 1972 graduate of Wofford College.BUSINESS LITIGATIONFAMILY LAWCRIMINAL DEFENSECHARLES H. WILLIAMSWILLIAMS & WILLIAMS

PO Box 1084

1281 Russell Street
Orangeburg, SC 29116

Tel: 803-534-5218

Fax: 803-536-6544
charles@williamsattys.com
www.williamsattys.com
Charles H. Williams focuses on representing plaintiffs in personal
injury litigation. His area of practice ranges from class actions
to automobile accidents and from products liability to medical
malpractice. He is named in the Top 100 Trial Lawyers by
the ATLA; as a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America,
limited to one-half of 1 percent of lawyers in America; as
Fellow of ACTL, limited to 1 percent of the lawyers in America;
in 2008-2017 South Carolina Super Lawyers; and in The
Best Lawyers in America. He is AV-rated for over 30 years by
Martindale-Hubbell and is an advocate in ABOTA.

CIVIL LITIGATION: PLAINTIFF
CLASS AC TION/MASS TORTS

PERSONAL INJURY GENERAL: PLAINTIFFMARGUERITE S. WILLIS

NEXSEN PRUET, LLC

1230 Main Street, Suite 700

PO Box 2426

Columbia, SC 29202

Tel: 803-253-8265

Fax: 803-727-1435
mwillis@nexsenpruet.com
www.nexsenpruet.com
Marguerite Willis practices in complex commercial litigation, with
a concentration on the antitrust field. She also has substantial
experience in class action practice and in litigating matters
involving claims of unfair trade practices, false advertising,
and vicarious corporate liability. She practices in both state
and federal courts throughout the United States. Marguerite
graduated from the University of Michigan, with high distinction,
and the Stetson University College of Law, cum laude. She is
a frequent lecturer on topics including antitrust, class action
practice, and law firm marketing. She lives with her husband,
former Mayor Frank E. Willis, and their two Labrador Retrievers
in Florence, South Carolina.